23 December 2009

603 FRANKLIN AVE

The apartments here have been gutted and are being rehabbed at the moment. Scaffolding and plywood cover the site. Black plastic mesh further secure the site.

Tax class: apartments with 7-10 units
Tax block/lot: 1205/4
Number of units (condos, etc). in the building: 8
Number of residential units (condos, etc). in the building: 8
Lot frontage: 29 feet
Lot depth: 100 feet
Irregularly shaped lot: no
Building frontage: 29 feet
Building depth: 100 feet
Irregularly shaped building: no
The number of stories for the building: 4
The number of buildings on the property: 1
The year the building was built: 1910
Zoning codes from NYC Department of City Planning: R6 (The character of R6 districts can range from row house neighborhoods to large-scale "tower in the park" developments. Height factor buildings (total floor area of the building divided by its lot coverage, in square feet). are often set back from the street and surrounded by open space and on-site parking.)

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David Del Rosario is an architectural lighting designer living in Brooklyn, New York. This blog is a result of his thesis work completed in 2010.
The choice of Franklin Avenue, in the neighborhood of North Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, exemplifies a gentrifying commercial street halted by the economic downturn.
The application of light on blight re-examines temporal permanence and questions its future, unknown manifestation. Light embodies the potential to inform and revitalize, while activating a space for present usage.